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History; Canada; Owner: British Yukon Navigation Co. Launched: 1929 (Klondike I) May 1937 (Klondike II) In service: 1929–1936 (Klondike I) 1937–1955 (Klondike II) Fate: Ran aground 1936 (Klondike I) Status: Museum ship (Klondike II) General characteristics Klondike II; Type: Sternwheeler: Tonnage: 1,226.25 GT; 918.45 GRT; Length: 64 m (210 ...
- 24 June 1967
- SS Klondike National Historic Site of Canada
Culture and history. From the 1860s to the 1950s sternwheelers served as the main link between the Yukon and the outside world. Learn about their history working the waterways... Stewardship and management. Learn about the strategic direction for the management and operation of S.S Klondike National Historic Site. How to get here. Contact us.
The Klondike I was built in Whitehorse and launched in 1929. With a cargo capacity 50 percent greater than other boats on the river at the time, she was the first sternwheeler on the Yukon River large enough to handle a cargo in excess of 272 tonnes (300 tons) without having to push a barge.
Built in 1929, the ship sank in 1936, was rebuilt and launched as the S.S. Klondike II in spring 1937. Located on the banks of the Yukon River in Whitehorse, Yukon, and restored to its original 1937-40 appearance, the S.S. Klondike pays tribute to an era of riverboat transportation and the inland water transportation system that linked the ...
The S.S. Klondike was built by the British Navigation Co, launched in 1937 and operated as a freight and passenger vessel on the Yukon river until 1955, when she retired. Commercial navigation ceased on the Yukon River in 1957.
Phone. 867-667-4511 or 867-667-3910. Email | Website. Visit the S.S. Klondike, one of Canada’s few remaining steam-powered paddlewheelers, and learn how life on the rivers of the Yukon has changed over time. Long before and after the first steam-powered riverboat travelled up the Yukon River, Indigenous peoples have travelled the riverways of ...
It tells visitors the history of transportation on the Yukon River, from 1929 to 1955. The S.S. Klondike welcomes guests to return to the romantic days of the riverboats. Learn about the boat’s design, what it carried, and how passengers and crew spent their days aboard the vessel. Locate the geocache or try the game of quoits.
